Family Snowshoe March 24, 2018

An easy family snowshoe along Cambie Creek in Manning Provincial Park.

Manning Park offers stunning scenery and easy access for novice snowshoers. People of all ages can enjoy this easy daytrip on gentle terrain with moderate elevation change. Distance traveled will be approximately 4 kilometres, with breaks for lunch, snacks, and eco-education stops along the way. Meet some of the animals that survive over the winter in Manning Park, by looking for their tracks in the snow. At lunch time, we’ll make some hot chocolate and start building snow caves! All ages are welcome, though children under 5 may need to be carried in a baby backpack. Sleds can also be used to tow little people.

Comments from previous Family Snowshoe programs:

“Loved the outdoor education component…Well done!”

“It was a great day with very competent, cheerful staff who kept our spirits up despite the rain.”

“We had an amazing time. The guides were so informative, patient and fun! Thank you so much for these wonderful opportunities!”

“We had a chance to bring a few youth at risk with us that day and we are confident they had a valuable experience.”

Sorry, but this event is now FULL. We encourage you to join the waitlist and will contact you if additional spaces become available. For more information please contact us at 604-869-1274, or by email at lklassen@hopemountain.org.

FREE program.

Snowshoe loaners available.

Special thanks to the UFV Kinesiology Department for their generous donation, allowing us to offer this free adventure for families!

This is a free program thanks to generous sponsors and individual donations. Please consider donating. You can donate with cash or a cheque on the day of the program or make a tax-deductible donation using your credit card through this website. Your support helps to keep these free programs open to everyone.

Registration numbers and snowshoes are limited. Please remember to register and let us know if you are coming!

How to Find Cambie Creek Parking LotDrive east out of Hope on Highway-3 for approximately 50 km. When you reach Allison Pass, you’ll see the highway works yard on your right. Travel east for one more kilometre and look on your LEFT for a left-hand turn lane and a wood sign saying “Cambie Creek.” Turn LEFT off the highway and into the parking lot. Washrooms are available here.

Everyone age 19 & over must sign a liability waiver form in order to participate in this program. Please take the time to read this form because you must understand and agree to it when you sign it. By signing it you are waiving certain rights, including the right to sue. These forms will be available to sign when you check in. Please seek legal counsel if you have any questions.

Space is limited and there may be a waiting list, so please let us know immediately if you must cancel.

A NOTE ABOUT LIABILITY

Hope Mountain Centre carries liability insurance and maintains excellent safety records. Due to the nature of outdoor programs, these trips do involve some personal risk. Hope Mountain Centre assumes no responsibility for personal injury or damage to personal property and we will require each participant to sign a liability release and assumption of risk form before participating in this program. Please be aware that activities typical of this program involve many risks, dangers and hazards including, but not limited to: accidents which occur during transportation or travel to and from events; slips and falls; loss of balance; impact, cold water immersion; repetitive strain injuries; dislocated shoulders; hypothermia, frostbite, sunburn; changing and inclement weather conditions including storms, blizzards, whiteouts and high wind; steepness of terrain, tree wells, crevasses; avalanches, cornices, landslides and falling ice, snow and objects; encounters with domestic or wild animals; negligence on the part of releasees and other participants. While we love animals of all kinds, we ask that you please leave your pet at home.

Special thanks to the UFV Kinesiology Department and individual donors whose generosity make this FREE winter program possible.

Sorry, but this event is now FULL. We encourage you to join the waitlist and will contact you if additional spaces become available. For more information please contact us at 604-869-1274, or by email at lklassen@hopemountain.org.

TRIP LEADERS

Natalie Worrall

Program Leader

Natalie is an experienced outdoor educator, helping Hope Mountain Centre deliver school programs in spring and fall. She’s got a young family of her own, and gets her kids outside whenever she can. Natalie will share some of her extensive nature knowledge during the snowshoe.

Ray Daws

Program Leader

Ray has been an outdoor enthusiast all his life, avid hiker, photographer and President of the Chilliwack Outdoor Club for three years. He started helping out with Hope Mountain Centre after moving to Hope in 2010. He enjoys taking part in school programs and trail clearing work parties. Retired for the past five years, Ray still enjoys the great outdoors.

Roger Bean

Program Leader

Roger is a winter and summer hiking guide and member of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Recently retiring from a career with Metro Vancouver Parks, Roger spends much of his time at his cabin in Manning Park hiking, skiing, snowshoeing and training his puppy Chloe in wilderness and avalanche search and rescue. An avid volunteer, Roger can be found out in the mountains working on trails, wildlife monitoring projects and search and rescue.